An illustration summarizing the LSV–GCMS technique. Credit: Liu et al. (Nature Energy, 2025). In recent years, energy engineers have been trying to design new reliable batteries that can store more…
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How to ensure youth, parents, educators and tech companies are on the same page on AI
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Artificial intelligence is now part of everyday life. It’s in our phones, schools and homes. For young people, AI shapes how they learn, connect and express…
Extent of AI-created content in American news and opinion pages revealed
Researchers from University of Maryland, using AI detection from Pangram, found that more than 9% of all news coverage contained AI-generated text. The study found that AI-use on the news…
Pain Resilience, Not Pain Itself, Predicts How Active People Stay
Summary: A new study reveals that how people think about and cope with chronic pain is more important than the pain itself in determining physical activity levels. Researchers found that…
Lack of Sleep in Teens Linked to Higher Suicide Risk
Summary: Teenagers who sleep less or experience frequent night awakenings are significantly more likely to attempt suicide later in adolescence, according to a major longitudinal study. Researchers analyzed data from…
Novel carbon nanotube-based transistors reach THz frequencies
Schematic and SEM images of a ten-finger CNT RF transistor with a Y gate and air bridge. Credit: Zhou et al. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs), cylindrical nanostructures made of carbon atoms…
White elephant? Hardly—Snowy 2.0 will last 150 years and work with batteries to push out gas
In seven years, batteries have taken the lion’s share of grid stabilisation services in Australia. This graph compares market share by technology type between the first quarter of 2018 and…
Europeans favor solar power and local energy over imports, study finds
Where citizens would choose a scenario based on net regional self-sufficiency over the least-cost scenario. Colours show choice probabilities for the regional net self-sufficiency scenario. Credit: Tim Tröndle Renewable energy…
Ketamine Fails to Outperform Placebo in Major Depression Trial
Summary: A large randomized and blinded clinical trial has found no additional benefit of repeated ketamine infusions over standard inpatient care for treating major depression. The study compared ketamine with…
